Show RELIGIOUS sunday services at the tabernacle services yesterday sunday july after the usual prel preliminary prelim InI iDary exercises ELDER JAMES X E TALMAGE was called upon to address the cengr congregation 0 gation he expressed hla his gratitude fr the privilege of again being with the saints and partaking of the sacrament he hoped the lord would at this time fulda fulfil his hia promises in regard to those who are assem assembled bletl in his name it la Is customary for missionaries to report their labors when returning re home it had been the privilege of the speaker to meet during his bla short abort absence many of the elders in the fielda field who have left all in order to preach the gospel he had learned to respect reaped and esteem those men this work is a most meet important one it to is no do ordinary calling even from a human point ot of view the missionary work is ia to this people eople a great gut means of education but aside from this the self control and success with which the elders eldera adapt themselves to the now new circumstances in which wey they in foreign lands nod mud themselves to is admirable A great change is noticed in the field there are no DO more violent persecutions some disturbances are met with occasionally but they are few bustead of this feell feeling of vindictiveness a spirit of indifference la is found everywhere many who formerly used to show interest in the gospel now declare they will hear bear no more they are afraid that the gospel perhaps is true and they want to be undisturbed but even this feeling is not universal many are honest and wish to bear toe the wave that started with the dedication of our temple has been felt I 1 ip P this land and in other countries and many wish to know the meaning of the erection of that famous building and the services conducts conducted d therein the eyes of the world are directed towards this house bouse and by this means the missionaries sion aries have as it were sin an introduction and are asked to give explanations I 1 the missionaries abroad often feel the separation from their loved ones keenly this is natural oa tural they have not lost their love tor for those that are left behind but notwithstanding this they dietl the necessity of checking their feelings and aad go on doing their duties honor to such men there is martyrdom in life as well as in death and the spirit of martyrdom is from god the martyr marty rod crown Is the brightest that will ever be conferred upon anyone there was a tinie time w when hen the m assion arlee aries used to count the success of their labors by the number of baptisms that time is past yet the work of today in ia an ae important as ever there certainly are many who yet must hear bear the gospel and add our missionaries are doing a arest areat work in bringing it to them the reward tor for all ail this self sacrifice way they seldom wink think of if they 0 can AD hope to appear once before their heavenly father void of offense they deem themselves amply rewarded A missionary la is one ano is sent from somebody to do something an ambassador of a foreign country Is ia but a missionary he must have hla him corn COM mission Bj a be has ham his hia ri rib and authority there Is certainly oine morae room tor missionary work at homme home too by trying to foster the spirit of self sacrifice gee that la is characteristic of a true missionary here we sometime some timea think we have enough to keep the wolf from the door but we ought of all to try to serve our god aud do this not only for the sake of the promised promie ed reward but bat because it ia 14 right we can trust our father that tha he will deal with us liberally chig principle the speaker illus grated by reading and explaining appropriate scripture passages the lord will certainly reward emah each one who labors for him but many who are first snail shall be the last and uld the last the first it we will reckon with the lord about what we hay sacrificed for him we may have to 0 content ourselves with being reckoned among the hirelings but it to Is better to be among the heln heirs what cares th he son who has the welfare of the jeome at heart for a few hours more or lesa left of work the lord will certainly row reward 9 those who serve him abundantly but bu it is in not right to reckon coo closely A missionary who labors for the lori t 1 without a thought of return Is indeed a sou an aim heir and not a servant 61 the speaker would say for be missionaries he had bad met abroad thit that they are certainly laboring the bt befit they can in a noble cause setting examples worthy of imitation to all the people of god ELDER ANGUS M CANNON occupied the remainder af pf of the time he said it was gratifying to hoax hear strangers come into our midst anil and re mark that the financial excitement of otner other places is unknown here |